I Love Mixing Up My Genres.

He [johnny Cash] Was So Fragile. We Invaded Iraq In March, And He Died In September. And Because His Health Was So Fragile, He Couldn't Take The Controversy Of Making A Public Statement Against The War. He Knew That People Were Rabid. They Attacked Me Mercilessly After I Did The Press Conference With Musicians United To Win Without War. He Knew That He Couldn't Tolerate That.

When My Dad Died A Lot Of Songs Came, And They're Still Coming.

There's Always That Moment When You Realize What It's Going To Be. You Might Have An Overarching Theme And You Need To Fill In The Blanks - And Then There's This "aha" Moment When You See Where It's Going. That's The Most Satisfying Part Of Writing.

I Was Angry At My Parents When I Had To Have Brain Surgery, That They Weren't Still Around, Because No Matter How Old You Are You Want You Parents When You're Going Through Something Like That.

I Found It Was Really Impossible For Me To Write Songs When I Couldn't Sing.